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NEWSLETTER ON THE REPATRIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS
11 June 2020
#RepatriationSA
Over 8 000 South Africans have been repatriated to date.Hundreds more have crossed over land borders from neighbouring states.
Following the declaration of the State of Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the implementation of the
national lockdown on 26 March 2020, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has
facilitated the repatriation of over 8 000 South Africans stranded abroad (by air). Over 800 have also returned
through land borders.
South Africans stranded in Mozambique will be allowed to return home over three days from 12 to 14 June 2020.
This applies to the 385 South Africans who have registered with the South African High Commission in Maputo,
have been verified by the Department of Home Affairs, and have been approved by the Government of the
Republic of Mozambique. They will be allowed to travel through the Ressano Garcia/Lebombo Border Post.
Destitute, stranded and distressed South Africans in Madagascar, Namibia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Senegal, Malawi,
Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, Spain, Australia, Russia and the United States of
America (USA) were repatriated over the past few days. More flights are planned in the coming weeks.
The number of South Africans abroad continues in the 6 000 to 7 000 range, despite the repatriation flights. As of
3 June 2020, the DIRCO Command Centre database recorded a total of 7 197 South Africans as "wanting to
return home". Of that number, 289 were designated as destitute, 892 as distressed and over 6 000 as stranded.
16 May 2020
A charter flight from Lubumbashi, DRC, repatriated 35 South Africans
A Qatar Airways flight repatriated 236 South Africans from Doha
17 May 2020
A special charter flight repatriated South Africans from five African countries, including Casablanca, Morocco (28);
Nouakchot, Mauritania (12); Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (12); Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (19); and Pointe Noire, Congo
Brazzaville (seven)
21 May 2020
An Airlink flight from St Helena repatriated four South Africans
A Qatar Airways flight repatriated 95 South Africans
A SAA flight from Washington repatriated 273 South Africans
A private charter flight repatriated 61 passengers from Zambia
22 May 2020
A flight from Zambia repatriated 16 passengers
A flight from Turkey repatriated 61 passengers
23 May 2020
A flight from Gabon repatriated 31 passengers
24 May 2020
Two flights from Qatar repatriated 198 South Africans
A SAA flight from India repatriated 252 South Africans
25 May 2020
A SAA flight from London repatriated 222 South Africans
A flight from Tanzania repatriated 26 South Africans
27 May 2020
A SAA flight from London repatriated 96 South Africans
29 May 2020
A private charter flight from Windhoek repatriated 45 South Africans
A flight from Zimbabwe repatriated 13 South Africans
30 May 2020
A flight from Lagos repatriated 76 South Africans
An Air Mauritius flight repatriated 33 South Africans
A flight from Windhoek repatriated 41 South Africans
31 May 2020
A flight from Malabo repatriated 24 South Africans
1 June 2020
A flight from Sierra Leone repatriated 71 South Africans
2 June 2020
A flight from Washington repatriated 163 South Africans
A flight from Qatar repatriated 149 South Africans
4 June 2020
A flight from Madagascar repatriated 81 South Africans
5 June 2020
A flight from Namibia repatriated 12 South Africans
A flight from Zambia repatriated 24 South Africans
6 June 2020
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated 37 South Africans
7 June 2020
A flight from Senegal repatriated six South Africans
A flight from Malawi repatriated 35 South Africans
A flight from Angola repatriated 51 South Africans
8 June 2020
A fight from the DRC repatriated 10 South Africans
9 June 2020
A flight from Zambia repatriated 18 South Africans
A flight from Spain repatriated 269 South Africans
10 June 2020
A flight from Australia repatriated 217 South Africans
A flight from DRC repatriated 26 South Africans
11 June 2020
A flight from Russia repatriated three South Africans, as well as seven Russian diplomatic staff family members
A flight from the USA repatriated 197 South Africans.
ARRIVALS FROM 16 MAY 2020
South Africans abroad requiring repatriation are encouraged to contact the South African embassies to enable the department to assess the demand in each country. You can also contact the 24-hour DIRCO Command
Centre on +27 12 351 1754 or +27 12 351 1756 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
Source: https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/06/a340-600-johannesburg-brisbane-repatriation-shot-from-
r44-a340-600/
Source: https://www.flysaa.com/za/en/repatriation.action
Source: https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2300072/over-150-south-africans-stuck-in-mozambique-to-
be-repatriated/
Source: https://lowvelder.co.za/625887/stranded-south-african-citizens-granted-permission-to-cross-the-mozambican-
border/
SOCIAL MEDIA SAYS
CONTACT US
Command Centre:
+27 12 351 1754
+27 12 351 1756
